With the help of smugglers, migrants leave Agadez in small 4X4 cars or in lorries on their way to Libya or Algeria - Niger's neighbours - and the last stop before crossing the sea to Europe.

France will withdraw nearly 1,500 troops from the West African nation of Niger by the end of the year, President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday, a decision that could upend the West’s security ...

Agadez, a desert outpost in the West African country of Niger, was officially closed to migration for years in a deal with the European Union. Now, the gate has reopened.

France will remove its military from Niger by the end of the year, President Emmanuel Macron said, following growing outward animosity targeting Paris in the West African nation.

Washington, which has 1,100 troops in Niger, has begun moving them from Base 101 in Niamey to Base 201 in Agadez, in central Niger. The trip to Agadez from Niamey is around 920 kilometers by road.

In 2016 construction began on a new U.S. Africa Command or AFRICOM base in Agadez, Niger, 730 kilometers northeast of the capital Niamey. ... About the same time work began on the Agadez base, France ...

Niger's coup leaders have accused France of gathering forces, war materials and equipment in several neighbouring West African countries with a view to "military intervention".

Until the recent military takeover in July 2023, Niger had played a key role in the security architecture of the West, particularly the United States and France, in the Sahel region.

The Government of Niger has announced its intention to nationalise the Somaïr uranium mine, a joint venture co-owned by ...

AGADEZ, Niger — The last U.S. troops flew out of their sprawling base in Niger’s northern desert on Monday, marking a closing chapter in the American military relationship with this West ...